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Whether it happens in the classroom, while consulting with our partner companies, or at one of our global hubs, we bring you compelling stories about what’s happening throughout the Babson College community.

James Hoopes gestures while speaking at Faculty Research Day in 2019
Can Capitalism Be Ethical? An award-winning course taught by Professor James Hoopes asks Babson students to consider the moral risks and moral opportunities of capitalism.
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Eric Beato
Editor / Writer
Eric Beato
Eric Beato is the Editor of Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. A native of Chicago and a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Eric has worked as an editor and writer at newspapers across the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and Boston Herald. Eric joined Babson College in 2019 after working as the communications director for a private educational travel company and as the managing editor of six regional sports publications.
October 12, 2021

Posted in Community, Insights

Jesse Levin looks out of a helicopter
How ‘Expeditionary Entrepreneurship’ Can Aid Disaster Response Babson alumnus Jesse Levin uses a concept he calls “expeditionary entrepreneurship” to aid in crisis operations through volunteer humanitarian assistance, disaster response, and emergency economic stability work.
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October 6, 2021

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Biz. E. Beaver with a family at Back to Babson 2021
PHOTOS: Family, Friends, and Feel-Good Moments Highlight Back to Babson 2021 Alumni, parents, students, and friends reunited on campus for Back to Babson, sharing a picture-perfect weekend of gatherings and celebrations.
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Eric Beato
Editor / Writer
Eric Beato
Eric Beato is the Editor of Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. A native of Chicago and a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Eric has worked as an editor and writer at newspapers across the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and Boston Herald. Eric joined Babson College in 2019 after working as the communications director for a private educational travel company and as the managing editor of six regional sports publications.
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Bryan Lipiner
Writer
Bryan Lipiner
Bryan Lipiner is the Senior Manager for Social Media and Content Marketing at Babson College. Since arriving at Babson in 2019, he has dramatically scaled engagement and followings on Babson’s social media channels, led award-winning social media campaigns, written for Babson Thought & Action, and more. Prior to Babson, he worked as a reporter and editor at the Record-Journal newspaper in central Connecticut. Bryan received his undergraduate degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University in 2015.
October 4, 2021

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Det. Sgt. Kevin Richardson stands outside the Public Safety headquarters
Kevin Richardson: Building Trust and Helping All Students Det. Sgt. Kevin Richardson exemplifies the Babson Public Safety Department’s human and personal approach to protecting everyone in the College community.
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September 28, 2021

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Deirdre Botsch: Keeping the Babson Community Safe As Babson’s new COVID-19 testing site lead, Deirdre Botsch is playing a critical role in the College’s response to the pandemic.
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September 21, 2021

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Composite photo with headshots of the six Blank Leadership Scholars
New Blank Leadership Scholars Embrace Opportunity Meet the second cohort of the Arthur M. Blank Leadership Scholars, a diverse and accomplished group of promising, values-driven entrepreneurial leaders.
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Eric Beato
Editor / Writer
Eric Beato
Eric Beato is the Editor of Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. A native of Chicago and a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Eric has worked as an editor and writer at newspapers across the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and Boston Herald. Eric joined Babson College in 2019 after working as the communications director for a private educational travel company and as the managing editor of six regional sports publications.
September 20, 2021

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Professor David Blodgett sits with two scales in the Foundry at Babson
A New Curriculum for a Changing World As the dire implications of climate change become more and more evident, Babson College is implementing a new curriculum that includes an added emphasis on sustainability.
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John Crawford
Senior Journalist
John Crawford
A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.
September 16, 2021

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An aerial view of Tomasso Hall and the Babson College campus
Top-Ranked Babson College Keeps Focus on the Future Named the No. 1 undergraduate entrepreneurship school for the 25th consecutive time, Babson College continues moving forward, focusing on the work of educating entrepreneurial leaders.
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John Crawford
Senior Journalist
John Crawford
A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.
September 13, 2021

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A closeup of the 9/11 memorial at Isbrandtsen Field
Remembering 9/11, 20 Years Later Twenty years after three Babson College alumni lost their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, we honor and remember them. "Each year, we should make sure that every generation of Americans knows what happened that day.”
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September 10, 2021

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José Rodriguez rests his arm around his brother, Joel
Prize-Winning First-Year Student Motivated by More than Profit With a passion for entrepreneurship, José Rodriguez Jr. ’25 comes to Babson with plans to grow his unique clothing line, Tasium, and help people with autism, like his brother, manage anxiety.
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September 9, 2021

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